Transaction Monitoring Lead

About the Role

Compliance is an integral part of the organization and supports the Senior Management in ensuring compliance with external and internal regulations to actively manage operational, regulatory and reputational risks. You will join a growing and dynamic team who are passionate about supporting the business, to ensure 100% compliance in risk and control matters. This is an excellent role for personal and professional development within a highly committed and collaborative team in a fast-paced environment. If you consistently strive to learn, seek new opportunities to enhance, redesign and improve processes, we are the match for your ambition.

What You Will Do

• The Transaction Monitoring Lead will be responsible for ensuring our business operations and procedures comply with local regulations and internal policies.
• Lead and manage Transaction Monitoring team across Singapore and Indonesia overseeing transaction monitoring, sanctions screening relating to fiat flows
• Guide the team on alerts, investigations, escalation handling, and decision making on escalated cases.
• Investigate and assess suspicious transactions, prepare Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs), and submit them to the Suspicious Transaction Reporting Office (STRO).
• Liaise with relevant regulatory bodies, responding to inquiries, requests, and audits in relation to transaction monitoring matters in a timely and accurate manner
• Ensure ongoing compliance with MAS regulations, guidelines, and notices related to transaction monitoring matters
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop, review, update, enhance, implement and monitor the transaction monitoring programs (i.e. policies, procedures, controls and systems) to ensure its effectiveness e.g. threshold tuning
• Handle ad-hoc projects as assigned

What We Are Looking For

 

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification with 3–5 years of AML/FCC experience within Singapore financial services; people management experience is a plus.
• Strong working knowledge of Singapore AML/CTF regulations, MAS Notices and Guidelines, and industry best practices.
• Hands-on experience in transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and AML investigations.
• Proven experience filing STRs via the SONAR platform.
• Confident communicator, comfortable engaging cross-functionally and with senior stakeholders.
• Experience working with law enforcement agencies on AML or financial crime matters.
• Basic data analysis skills, with professional certifications such as CAMS, CAFS, or ICA being advantageous.